16 CENTRAL LEADER, NOVEMBER 3, 2010
NEWS
Waiheke Island -- there's no
better place to live your life.
Enjoy your piece of paradise and more
at Waiheke Retirement Village
Waiheke
Retirement Village
37 Natzka Road, Anzac Bay, Ostend.
09 372 2820
www.waihekeretirementvillage.co.nz
Waiheke Retirement Village is nestled
on the water's edge at Anzac Bay.
With Villa prices starting from $320,000
you can have the added certainty,
confidence and support that comes
with a LifeCare Residences Village,
and enjoy retirement -- island style.
In fact, once you are living in your
comfortable, easy-care Villa, you
will have even more time to spend
with friends, a great community and
on your favourite pastimes.
To view Villas for sale and to find out
how easy it is for you to get the most
out of life, call Libby today on 372 2820.
If you have a SuperGold Card or
have an ARTA approved Senior Citizen
ID Card you can travel for FREE on
Fullers' ferries from 9am weekdays,
all day weekends and public holidays.
And if you call Libby to make an
appointment she will be more than
happy to pick you up from the Ferry
terminal at Waiheke Island.
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CHRISTMAS PA RT Y
WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS...
Criminals are always Lurking
While you are relaxing with friends and family having a backyard BBQ on
these warm summer nights, don't forget to secure your home. Matrix Security
Officers warn that at this time of year, opportunistic thieves prowl the streets
looking for doors and windows left open. In a matter of seconds they can
enter your home and steal your possessions. To ensure there are no nasty
surprises awaiting you when you return indoors, check that your doors and
windows are secure at all times.
To put the Matrix Security team to work protecting your property, call today:
2755381AR
Grocers have a ball for good cause
The grocery industry danced the
night away to raise $270,000 for
a new melanoma centre.
The annual Grocery Charity
Ball took place at the Langham
Hotel in September and the
Melanoma Foundation of New
Zealand was chosen as its bene-
ficiary charity.
Melanoma Foundation execu-
tive officer Heather Hyland is
delighted at the amount of
money raised.
New Zealand has the highest
melanoma rate in the world. The
funds raised enable us to do
more to educate Kiwis about
melanoma.
We can now establish a
national support and infor-
mation centre in Auckland for
people affected by melanoma,
she says.
Every year around 300 New
Zealanders die from melanoma
and about 2000 people are diag-
nosed with melanoma. These are
unacceptable statistics for a can-
cer that is largely preventable
through being sun-safe and
early awareness of skin
changes.
If melanoma is not caught
early, it quickly spreads and the
chances of people surviving
decreases, Ms Hyland says.
The ball is organised by the
Grocery Charity Ball Trust with
support from Foodstuffs, Pro-
gressive Enterprises and the
New Zealand Food and Grocery
Council.
Thieves will even take
numbers off letterbox
It might pay to check
that brass fittings on
your letterbox are
securely attached after a
spate of thefts in the
Epsom area.
During September the
number of brass and cop-
per thefts reached more
than a dozen, with a
large number of reports
from houses in Owens
Rd and King George Ave.
Epsom
community
constable Gordon Camp-
bell says copper sells at
$8 a kilogram and brass
at $5 a kilogram, and the
thefts concern letterbox
numbers and brass
envelope surrounds.
It was an epidemic at
the time. People were
just walking down the
street and nicking the
numbers off the letter-
boxes. Epsom is also an
affluent area so people
can afford nice brass
numbers.
But he is pleased the
thefts have tailed off in
recent weeks.
Contact Mr Campbell
on 630-2291 if you ve had
similar problems.
Fireworks ban at parks
Major parks and beaches
will be off limits for those
who want to let off fire-
works in public this Guy
Fawkes.
From tonight until
Saturday a fireworks
ban will be in place in
major parks including
Maungawhau-Mt Eden,
Owairaka-Mt Albert,
Maungarei-Mt Welling-
ton, Maungakiekie-One
Tree Hill and Puke-
tapapa-Mt Roskill.
Gates to these parks
will be closed to vehicle
traffic at the earlier time
of 6pm between Novem-
ber5and7.
Bans will also be in
place at beaches and
parks near the water.
These include Achilles
Pt, Kohimarama beach,
Ladies Bay, Michael
Joseph Savage Mem-
orial, Orakei Domain,
Selwyn Domain, St
Heliers Bay beach, Vel-
lenoweth Green, Watene
Reserve, Okahu Bay,
Whenua Rangatira,
Glover Park, Madills
Farm, Tahuna Torea and
Mechanics Bay.
The ban will not pre-
vent letting fireworks off
on private property.
Children's film raises funds
Little Scholars is hosting
a charity fundraiser with
the showing of Toy Story
3 at the Capitol Cinema
in Balmoral.
Tickets to the family
event on Saturday cost
$8
with light
refreshments included.
There will also be spot
prizes and draws on the
day and all proceeds
from the sales will be
donated to Starship hos-
pital.
The event follows on
from the early childhood
education centre s family
fun day at Kiwi Valley
which raised more than
$1300 for hospice.
The Capitol Cinema is
at 610 Dominion Rd and
doors will open at
9.45am for a 10am start.
Call Emma Norrie on
849-2923 to book.